Oden

A group left Tippah County, Mississippi, in ox-drawn wagons and arrived in the town 1849. Others soon arrived and soon a community was born. Many of the early families’ descendants still live around town.

In the early twentieth century, Oden was a thriving town with staples such as a bank, grocery stores, and hotel. A predominantly agricultural community, Oden was incorporated in 1929.

However, a 1931 fire that destroyed seven buildings and the Depression hit the town hard.